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Defenses

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About 3 syllables

noun · 8 letters · Rare · plural of defense

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does defenses mean?

noun

  1. (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies

    “they died in the defense of Stalingrad”

    Synonymsdefencedefensive measure

  2. protection from harm

    “sanitation is the best defense against disease”

    Synonymsdefence

  3. (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring

    “his teams are always good on defense”

    Synonymsdefencedefending team

  4. the justification for some act or belief

    “he offered a persuasive defense of the theory”

    Synonymsdefencevindication

  5. (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

    Synonymsdefense mechanismdefense reactiondefence mechanismdefence reactiondefence

  6. the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947

    Synonymsdepartment of defensedefense departmentunited states department of defensedod

Definitions shown for defense, the base form of defenses.

Is DEFENSES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is DEFENSES worth?

Scrabble

12 pts
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Words With Friends

13 pts
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Wordfeud

12 pts
d 2e 1f 4e 1n 1s 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

12 pts
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Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in DEFENSES

Words that end like DEFENSES

Common words that share the ending -ENSES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

expenseslicensescondensesincensesdispenseslensessensestensesrecompenses
All words ending in -ENSES

Defenses: quick answers

Is DEFENSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. DEFENSES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 12 points before board bonuses.
How many points is DEFENSES worth?
DEFENSES scores 12 points in Scrabble, 13 in Words With Friends, 12 in Wordfeud and 12 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does defenses mean?
defenses is the plural of defense, which means “(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in DEFENSES?
You can make 83 shorter words from DEFENSES, such as DEFENSE, FEESED, FESSED, FEEDS. See the full list.